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Return to the MLS Program Resource Center<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students that are planning to complete the Medical Laboratory Sciences submajor enroll in all Senior Year Fall Semester – Professional Training courses listed in the Curriculum<\/a> page (unless otherwise determined by the Program Director and\/or Program Advisor). The Senior Year Fall Semester is split, with the first portion spent completely on campus prior to the start of clinical rotations (September-October).\u00a0 The remainder of the fall semester, as well as the winter break and spring semester, are spent off campus at a clinical site.\u00a0 This page focuses mostly on the pre-clinical portion of this semester when students are still on campus, and the MLS clinical rotation period is addressed on the Senior Year MLS Clinical Rotations page.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Assignment of a clinical placement at one of our clinical affiliates does not guarantee graduation from the Medical Laboratory Science submajor.<\/strong>\u00a0 Once granted a clinical placement location, completion of the program is still contingent upon the following:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some lab sessions rely on group work, and frequent tardiness or impairment may impact other students learning and\/or pose a potential safety hazard.\u00a0 Once in clinical rotations, the clinical sites may be relying on students to begin quality control, analyzer maintenance, or perform patient testing.\u00a0 Impairment due to alcohol, drugs, or medications may be a safety concern both in the lab and in regard to reporting accurate test results, and a delay due to tardiness can delay the reporting of real patient results.\u00a0 Laboratory instructors during the summer semester will begin to report any professional conduct, attendance, tardiness, or suspected impairment issues to the program director, and corrective actions may be required if there are serious infractions or frequent occurrences.\u00a0 Persistent issues with professional conduct, attendance, tardiness, or impairment during the on-campus courses or while completing clinical rotations may result in professional probation and\/or dismissal from the program at the discretion of the Program Director and Biomedical Sciences Program.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BMS 529: Intro to Immunohematology<\/strong><\/p>\n BMS 530: Immunohematology\/Blood Bank Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n These two courses train students in the concepts of Immunohematology\/Blood Banking, with BMS 530 being the last laboratory course of the submajor prior to clinical rotations.\u00a0 These classes are condensed, 8 week courses, starting at the beginning of the semester and ending prior to the start of rotations (the end of October).\u00a0 Much like in the summer semester, the short nature of each course results in an increased emphasis on attendance.\u00a0 Immunohematology is a very conceptual topic, so absence from one single class period may result in missing key concepts or assignments that may impact the overall grade and understanding of the course.\u00a0 In addition, there is increased preparation needed to set up each student laboratory experiment, so make-up labs are not usually possible.\u00a0 Attendance to all lecture and lab sessions must be made a priority.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BMS 547: Clinical Lab Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a course that is taught by multiple instructors, and is often referred to as the “case studies” course.\u00a0 Like blood bank, it is an 8 week course that begins at the start of the semester and ends prior to clinical rotations (end of October).\u00a0 The purpose of this course is to correlate laboratory data with pathophysiological and clinical findings to better understand the role of the laboratory in diagnosis of disease and management of the patient.\u00a0 Each week consists of a review of different topics (one week of microbiology, one week of hematology, one week of chemistry, etc.), with most instructors utilizing case study assignments.\u00a0 Though some instructors may give a basic review of the topic, students are expected to utilize their notes, course materials, and what they’ve already learned from previous courses in order to complete the work in this course.\u00a0 BMS 547 is a variable credit course taken by several submajors. As an MLS student, you must enroll in 5 credits for BMS 547.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BMS 523: Lectures in Advanced Hematology<\/strong><\/p>\n BMS 555: Toxicology & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring<\/strong><\/p>\n These two courses start at the beginning of the semester, and are 16 week courses that continue through the entire Fall semester.\u00a0 Weeks 1-8 may be held in-person on campus, but once clinical rotations start (beginning of November), these courses are converted to an online format and students are not expected to be on-campus to complete them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BMS 548: Clinical Lab Practicum<\/strong><\/p>\n This course is a placeholder for grades earned during the clinical rotation.\u00a0 Due to the nature of the clinical rotation spanning multiple semesters, the grade for BMS 548 will be initially entered as NR in the fall and will not be official until the completion of clinical rotations after the spring semester.\u00a0 This may have an impact on financial aid.\u00a0 If this does, the financial aid advisor typically will reach out to the program director in early January to confirm that the student is in good-standing with the course, and there is no ultimate impact on financial aid.\u00a0 If students have any questions or concerns, they should reach out to the program director.\u00a0 NOTE:\u00a0 You DO NOT need to enroll again in BMS 548 for the spring semester.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 51ÁÔÆæ provides each site with a clinical rotation “window”, which typically begins week 9 of the fall semester (the week after Blood Bank and Case Studies end) and ends at the completion of the spring semester in May of the following year.\u00a0 Most sites begin right away on the first day of that window, and end dates vary by site.\u00a0 If a start date is pushed back beyond week 9, the program director typically will communicate this with the student prior to the beginning of rotations.\u00a0 Unless otherwise notified, students should expect to begin rotations on the first Monday of week 9 (the week after Blood Bank and case studies ends).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students may begin to receive communication from their on-site education coordinator during the period prior to the start of rotation, but the timing varies.\u00a0 Each coordinator operates independently, with some reaching out very early and providing schedules, and others preferring to wait until the start of rotations to provide this information. The expectation of 51ÁÔÆæ is that the clinical site will provide the student with a schedule by the first day of clinical rotations, and<\/span> students should plan on attending rotations from November-May, Monday-Friday from 7\/8am-3\/4pm each day until they receive their official schedule from their clinical site.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Though some limited exceptions may exist for things like sickness or a death in the family, students are not granted time off during the clinical rotation period and should not plan any vacations during this time.\u00a0 Once at clinical rotations, students no longer follow the 51ÁÔÆæ class schedule and are expected to follow the schedule provided by their clinical site.\u00a0 Though most sites grant a short break over Christmas\/New Years, this is not as long as the typical holiday break at 51ÁÔÆæ and usually only spans 1-2 weeks.\u00a0 Students also do not follow the 51ÁÔÆæ Spring Break schedule, though some sites do choose to schedule off during this period.\u00a0 Any vacations or trips should be planned only after the official schedule is received from the clinical site to ensure that no time is missed, and students should not expect to request vacation time during the rotation period.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sites will have an official dress code policy that the student is expected to follow, and generally scrubs or business casual attire is acceptable as long as it follows standard laboratory safety policies (no open toed shoes, legs completely covered, etc.).\u00a0 Most students prefer to purchase and wear scrubs during clinical rotations, and with few exceptions, any color is acceptable.\u00a0 Any questions about dress code can be asked to the site education coordinator, or students may reach out to Brad at bkdepons@uwm.edu.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some sites may include provisions about tattoos, piercings, and hair color in their official dress code.\u00a0 Some common provisions apply to those employees that will have direct patient contact, and since students are expected to complete a phlebotomy rotation, they may apply.\u00a0 Generally speaking, hair color must be “natural”, tattoos must be covered, and piercings (other than in the ears) must be covered or removed during direct patient contact.\u00a0 Any questions about specific policies can be asked to the site education coordinator, or students may reach out to Brad at bkdepons@uwm.edu.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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